Liebenow, a native of the Berkshire Hilltowns of Massachusetts, has been doing creative work since childhood. After several years of immersion in various creative genres including fabric art and photography, she earned a BFA from UMASS Amherst in 1998.

Primarily a surface designer, Ms. Liebenow works in both graphic design and the reproducible medium of photography. She also creates hand-decorated, one-of-a-kind silks and velvets.

“I’ve drawn inspiration from nature, international travels (including five years living in Finland), and an appreciation for French Provencal, English and Italian Renaissance motifs,” she says. “I enjoy integrating both fine art and functional design, and have participated in shows in both the United States and Europe.”

Liebenow’s surreal digital graphic design works are created using computer-altered components of her original watercolor paintings and nature photography. Close-up “portraits” of flowers are an expression of her longtime reverence for nature.

Creating the works for this exhibit has taken Liebenow from the traditional darkroom to the computer, the great outdoors, and indoor greenhouses. Her black-and-white photography works are one-of-a-kind, each created by using special effects during the printing process, so exact reproduction is impossible with conventional darkroom techniques.

Liebenow’s passionately eclectic approach to the arts will be everywhere evident in this richly varied exhibit.

“I choose not to focus on a particular art medium or genre,” she says, “because I feel compelled to explore everything that interests me, and to share a variety of works that I consider to be successful.”

Liebenow has lived in Nashua since 2006 with her husband Heikki. Her studio, Blue Cape Design, was established in 2011. For more information about Ms. Liebenow’s work, visit www.BlueCapeDesign.com.